So here we are at the beginning of our trip. Our first stop Bangkok. Intense to say the least; hot, busy, polluted, crazy people, cosmopolitan. We took the air conditioned sky train on our first day to the centre, Siam, immediately started sweating as soon as we got off. We were befriended by a Thai lady who wanted to practice her English, suggesting we get a tuk tuk to the river and a boat trip to see temples, sights etc. "sounds good our first tuk tuk ride...